#93

Marcus Davenport

Former defensive end at UTSA. 2017: 8.5 sacks, 17 tackles for loss, 55 tackles.

DE · UTSA · #93

6′7″ · 255 lb · San Antonio, TX

New Orleans — drafted 2018, Rd 1, Pick 14, #14 overall

The story

Former defensive end at UTSA. 2017: 8.5 sacks, 17 tackles for loss, 55 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to UTSA in 2014.
Drafted round 1 by the New Orleans in 2018.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

WDE recruit

No. 2599 nationally · Signed with UTSA

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at UTSA, 15 sacks — drafted at #14 overall by New Orleans.

His career

2014

Signed with UTSA2-star out of Stevens

2018

Drafted by New Orleansround 1, pick 14

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2599 national

CFB

College

UTSA

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R1 · #14

New Orleans · 2018

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New OrleansEntering 9th NFL season

#14Rd 1 · Pick 14

New OrleansEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Frank Wilson, all run-leaning offenses — 12-12 over that span.

2016UTSA6-7HC: Frank Wilson · Run-leaning

2017UTSA6-5HC: Frank Wilson · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (99th percentile). Strength: sacks (99th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles for loss#15 / 2682 · 99th pct

17.0

Sacks#24 / 2682 · 99th pct

8.5

QB hurries#24 / 2682 · 99th pct

Passes defended#376 / 2682 · 84th pct

Tackles#560 / 2682 · 79th pct

Solo tackles#560 / 2682 · 78th pct

Forced fumbles#69 / 715 · 45th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.6	1.6	0.6	0.2
Road6g	5.3	1.5	0.9	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.2	1.6	0.9	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	5.7	1.5	0.7	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Traylor

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	UTSA	55	33	17.0	8.5	4	--	--
2016	UTSA	67	30	10.0	6.5	1	--	--
Career		122	63	27.0	15.0	5	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2017

W 51–17

vs Southern

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 3 QB HUR

Dominant 34-point win at home against Southern.

With D. Sturm — 292 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.4 · 35 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · Y. Routsas — 39 AVG · 51 LONG · 3 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week